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A sick 19-year-old migrant and his young brother have been evacuated from the Sea-Watch rescue boat banned by Italy from docking on the island of Lampedusa, the German NGO said on Friday. Another 40 migrants are still onboard.“We cannot wait for every single person to become a medical emergency until Europe recognises they have basic rights,” the ship’s captain Carola Rackete said.

What Remains is the title of a photobook which Italian photographer Alberto Gandolfo presents in Sofia with an exposition that will be opened in the Ko-OP gallery until 7 July. The event is organised as part of the 6th edition of the Fotofabrika Festival.

Beyond the recurring ambiguity between Soft and Hard Power, Cultural Diplomacy is used in a big range of diplomatic activities, not only because it is effective in normal international relations, but it is particularly suitable in situations of high tension between Heads of State, where any other diplomatic tool has failed, Prof. Federica Olivares says in an interview to Europost.

President of China Xi Jinping has spent a total of five days on European soil, visiting Rome, Monaco, Cote d'Azur and Paris. He signed Silk Road Memorandum with Italy and met the most influential EU leaders, wishing Europe to be strong and united at every meeting. Nevertheless, his visit brought to light something else - it exposed the vulnerabilities and frictions within the Union.

The EU is more accustomed to respond to various emergencies rather than address the underlying structural issues. The next EU multi-annual financial framework will be very important, above all in light of the growing Euroscepticism, Simone Romano, Italian economist says in an interview with Europost.

Unfortunately, Europe is busy with making populist and nationalistic statements instead of waging a real battle with the issues which serve as a trigger for terrorism, Ruslan Trad, journalist and Middle East analyst, says in an interview to Europost.

Of all Italian composers, Rossini perhaps has the greatest international appeal, he is embraced worldwide, Francesco Reggiani, Director of Historical Archives at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, says in an interview to Europost.

ICT by itself is a positive thing and development. But as in every period in human history, these instruments - tools that are by themselves, per se, useful - can be misused, says Davor Raus from UNODC in an interview to Europost.